Speed and Weed — How Does Colorado Feel About Driving While Stoned?
How often do cannabis customers consume and drive? Is driving while high really a usual practice thing these days? Native Roots Cannabis Co. in Colorado wanted to know the answer in order to find the best way to reach its customers and make a positive impact. Finding a gap in existing data, they partnered with […]
The Power of eClub Membership in the Colorado Golfing World: Reviving the Colorado Golf Association
When Colorado Golf Association membership growth landed in a bunker around about 2000, it couldn’t climb out. Ho, hum, 18 years of stagnation. Then came the 2020 pandemic and the golf explosion. By then, the CGA was ready to roll into high gear with its high-tech tool, the eClub membership. “It used to be, you’d […]
A Burgeoning Van Life: How Colorado Became a Hotspot for Campervan Enthusiasts
Whether by choice or necessity, traveling, sleeping and even living in vans has become part of the fabric of American life. Social media abounds with stories and photos. An internet search reveals scores of van life sites. Many apps offer advice, camping locations and access to other van lifers. The recreational vehicle industry[...]
How Colorado’s Golf Heroes are Tackling Staffing Shortages, Inflation and Record Traffic to Keep Courses Lush Despite Challenges
First, they had to grow grass despite a drought. Then, they worked through a pandemic. Now, they’re facing staffing shortages and inflation, with record numbers of feet trampling their work every day. “It’s absolutely amazing to me the condition golf courses are in,” says Colorado Golf Association Executive Director Ed M[...]
March Madness in the Mile High City
This year, six games in the men’s Division I NCAA basketball tournament will take place in front of sold-out crowds at Ball Arena in Denver, four on Friday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day) with the two remaining games being played on Sunday, March 19. There are countless angles to the excitement and attention the games [&hellip[...]
6 Indoor Golfing Spaces to Book Your Tee Time in 2023
With more than 30 indoor golf facilities serving up everything from cocktails to lessons to corporate event space, Colorado offers plenty of choices. Here’s a sample of Front Range options. Reservations are recommended for evening and weekend bays; it’s best to bring your own clubs and wear comfortable shoes. South Broadway [...]
Inside Colorado’s Post-Pandemic Golf Goldrush
At South Broadway Country Club, Kelly Huff is preparing to franchise his five-year-old business combining TrackMan bays, instruction and a cocktail bar. Joe Lynch and Winston Manley are so jazzed with the inaugural year of The Local Drive in RiNo, they’re set for expanding this year into Longmont and beyond. And still to open [...]
GenXYZ 2023 — Top 25
They’re uncommon achievers, whether as entrepreneurs, CEOs, nonprofit leaders, visionaries critical to their companies’ success or, in some cases, all of those roles. This year’s Top 25 Young Professionals figure to continue making a difference professionally and in their communities for years to come. Nominations for the [...]
Conserving Colorado’s Natural Treasures — Federal Conservation Funding and its Critical Role
Spring in Colorado means it’s time to start trading in your ski boots for hiking boots. As snowpack starts to melt away and access to the backcountry opens up, we can begin again our treks to explore the incredible sites across our state’s public lands. It’s also an opportunity to reflect on threats to federal […]
Macs Adventure, An Award-winning UK Travel Company, Opens US Office in Colorado
The award-winning UK tour operator and world’s number 1 self-guided, active travel expert’, Macs Adventure, which has been serving US customers since 2017, has decided to plant roots by opening North American headquarters in Denver. The company advocates and enables self-guided travel as a positive force for people and t[...]
Made in Colorado 2023 — 10 Stories Behind the Colorado Craft
These businesses have at least one thing in common: They all make products in Colorado. There are some subsets with other commonalities. Two, coincidentally, were born in garages in Windsor. Three others have new ownership since 2020. After that, it’s all over the map. One is sending cutting-edge technology to space. Another m[...]
Top Company 2022: Tourism and Hospitality
The outpouring of applications for this year’s Top Company awards is a testament to the resilience and adaptability of enterprises that do business in the state. Applications for the 35th annual awards numbered in the hundreds, and it was particularly encouraging to see so many companies rebounding from two years of COVID rest[...]